2020
Sex/gender differences in brain function and structure in alcohol use: A narrative review of neuroimaging findings over the last 10 years
Verplaetse TL, Cosgrove KP, Tanabe J, McKee SA. Sex/gender differences in brain function and structure in alcohol use: A narrative review of neuroimaging findings over the last 10 years. Journal Of Neuroscience Research 2020, 99: 309-323. PMID: 32333417, PMCID: PMC7584757, DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol use disorderAlcohol consumptionNarrative reviewBrain functionAlcohol useRisk of AUDMagnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyDiffusion tensor imagingHigh-risk drinkingFunctional magnetic resonanceImaging outcomesSex/genderProblematic alcohol consumptionUse disordersResonance imagingEmission tomographySex/gender differencesRobust increaseTensor imagingBrain imaging researchRecent neuroimaging literatureWomenEvent-related potentialsNeurobiological underpinnings
2019
Sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers
Zakiniaeiz Y, Hillmer AT, Matuskey D, Nabulsi N, Ropchan J, Mazure CM, Picciotto MR, Huang Y, McKee SA, Morris ED, Cosgrove KP. Sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of tobacco smokers. Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 44: 2205-2211. PMID: 31269510, PMCID: PMC6897943, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-019-0456-y.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMeSH KeywordsAdultAmphetamineDopamineFemaleHumansMalePositron-Emission TomographyPrefrontal CortexReceptors, Dopamine D2Sex CharacteristicsSmokersConceptsDA releasePositron emission tomographyD2R availabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMale smokersFemale smokersTobacco smokingPrefrontal cortexAmphetamine-induced DA releaseAmphetamine-induced dopamine releaseCortical DA releaseMesocortical DA systemEffects of nicotineSmoking-related behaviorsMesolimbic dopamine systemLong-term abstinenceSex differencesGender-specific treatmentFemale nonsmokersTobacco smokersAmphetamine administrationDopamine releaseNeurochemical mechanismsNonsmokersSmokers
2014
Sex Differences in the Brain's Dopamine Signature of Cigarette Smoking
Cosgrove KP, Wang S, Kim SJ, McGovern E, Nabulsi N, Gao H, Labaree D, Tagare HD, Sullivan JM, Morris ED. Sex Differences in the Brain's Dopamine Signature of Cigarette Smoking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2014, 34: 16851-16855. PMID: 25505336, PMCID: PMC4261105, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3661-14.2014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBrainDopamineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPositron-Emission TomographySex CharacteristicsSmokingYoung AdultConceptsCigarette smokingVentral striatumCigarette smoking differsEffect of smokingEarly PET studiesMesolimbic dopamine systemRight ventral striatumSex differencesDopaminergic eventsMale smokersNicotine patchCessation treatmentFemale smokersDorsal putamenDopaminergic responseBrain scanningSmoking differsDrug effectsDopamine systemSmokingNeurotransmitter releasePublic health dangerPET studiesCue reactivityWomen
2012
Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers
Cosgrove KP, Esterlis I, McKee SA, Bois F, Seibyl JP, Mazure CM, Krishnan-Sarin S, Staley JK, Picciotto MR, O’Malley S. Sex Differences in Availability of β2*-Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Recently Abstinent Tobacco Smokers. JAMA Psychiatry 2012, 69: 418-427. PMID: 22474108, PMCID: PMC3508698, DOI: 10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2011.1465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAzetidinesBehavior, AddictiveBrainDepressionEstradiolFemaleFunctional NeuroimagingHumansIodine RadioisotopesMaleNicotinic AntagonistsProgesteronePyridinesRadioligand AssayReceptors, NicotinicSex CharacteristicsSmokingSubstance Withdrawal SyndromeTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonConceptsNAChR availabilityFemale smokersTobacco smokersNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsFemale nonsmokersProgesterone levelsAcetylcholine receptorsFemale sex steroid hormonesSex differencesSex steroid hormone levelsAbstinent tobacco smokersSex-matched nonsmokersTobacco smoking effectsMagnetic resonance imaging studyAge-matched malesEquilibrium distribution volumeEffects of nicotineSex steroid hormonesSteroid hormone levelsUnderlying neurochemical mechanismsResonance imaging studySingle photon emissionDays of abstinenceIA SPECTNicotine therapy
2007
Evolving Knowledge of Sex Differences in Brain Structure, Function, and Chemistry
Cosgrove KP, Mazure CM, Staley JK. Evolving Knowledge of Sex Differences in Brain Structure, Function, and Chemistry. Biological Psychiatry 2007, 62: 847-855. PMID: 17544382, PMCID: PMC2711771, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2007.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainBrain ChemistryFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansMaleMenstrual CycleReceptors, SerotoninSerotoninSex CharacteristicsConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingFunctional magnetic resonance imagingPositron emission tomographyBrain structuresPsychiatric disordersHealthy individualsFemale brainResonance imagingSex differencesGlobal cerebral blood flowRegional volume differencesCerebral blood flowDevastating brain disorderStructural magnetic resonance imagingSex-specific treatmentsGamma-aminobutyric acidEnglish-language literatureSingle photon emissionEpidemiologic evidencePathophysiological mechanismsHealthy menHigh percentageMEDLINE searchSex-specific differencesBlood flow